| |  CLARKSON:
See also
Edward
Clarkson Leverette Adams —
Robert
Clarkson Clothier —
Thomas
Terry Connally —
Clarkson
Crolius —
Clarkson
Crolius, Jr. —
Clarkson
F. Crosby —
Mack
C. Jarrell —
Peter
Augustus Jay —
Philip
Clarkson Pack —
Clarkson
Nott Potter —
Thomas
Clarkson Thompson —
Cornelius
Clarkson Watts |
| | Clarkson, C.
F. See Coker Fifield
Clarkson |
| |
Clarkson, Coker Fifield —
also known as C. F. Clarkson —
of Metropolis (unknown
county), Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarkson, E. L. —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarkson, Edward M. —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1895.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Clarkson, Frank T. —
of Kittery, York
County, Maine.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Clarkson, George G. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1874-75.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Clarkson,
Herb See Herbert Winfred
Clarkson |
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Clarkson, Herbert Winfred
(1876-1962) —
also known as Herb Clarkson —
of Buffalo, Harding
County, S.Dak.
Born in Etam, Preston
County, W.Va., March 15,
1876.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1940
(alternate), 1960.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., September
30, 1962 (age 86 years, 199
days).
Interment at Pine
Slope Cemetery, Belle Fourche, S.Dak.
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Clarkson, Heriot
(1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Son of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-40; appointed 1923.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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| |
Clarkson, J. B. —
of Buffalo, Harding
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 53rd District, 1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clarkson, J. T. —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Clarkson,
James See Samuel James
Clarkson |
| |
Clarkson, James S.
(1842-1918) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., May 17,
1842.
Son of Elizabeth (Goudie) Clarkson and Coker
Fifield Clarkson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; railroad
builder; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1869-71; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1880-96; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1891-92; First Assistant U.S.
Postmaster General, 1889-90; U.S. Surveyor of Customs,
1902-10.
Assisted more than 500 escaping slaves en route to Canada via the
"underground railroad," 1856-62.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 31,
1918 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment somewhere
in Des Moines, Iowa.
|
| |
Clarkson, Joseph R. —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
District judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1888-92.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarkson, Matthew
(1733-1800) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April, 1733.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1792-96.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
5, 1800 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
|
| |
Clarkson, Matthew —
of New York.
Member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1793-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarkson, Max B. —
of Alabama.
Reform candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
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Clarkson, Paul —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Clarkson, Robert Barnwell
II —
of South Carolina.
American candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Clarkson, Robert L. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Clarkson, Rufus —
of New
York County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1789-90.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Clarkson, S.
James See Samuel James
Clarkson |
| |
Clarkson, Samuel James (b.
1925) —
also known as S. James Clarkson —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Oakland
County 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District); mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primary
for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Nu Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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| | CLAY:
See also
Alfred
Cumming —
Henry
Clay Howard —
William
L. Lyons —
John
Gordon Mein —
Melville
P. Milliken —
Robert
C. Word Ramspeck —
James
William Zevely |
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Clay, Adam —
of Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Montgomery County,
1873.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, Alexander Stephens
(1853-1910) —
also known as Alexander S. Clay —
of Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born near Powder Springs, Cobb
County, Ga., September
25, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1884-87, 1889-90; member of Georgia
state senate, 1892-94; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1897-1910; died in office 1910.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., November
13, 1910 (age 57 years, 49
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.
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Clay, Armistead —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| | Clay, Bill
See William Lacy Clay, Sr. |
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Clay, Brutus Junius
(1808-1878) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 1,
1808.
Son of Green Clay.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1840, 1860; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1863-65.
Died near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., October
11, 1878 (age 70 years, 102
days).
Interment at Auvergne
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Clay, Brutus Junius
(1847-1932) —
also known as Brutus J. Clay —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., February
20, 1847.
Son of Cassius Marcellus Clay and Mary Jane
(Warfield) Clay.
Republican. Grocer; cotton planter;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1904;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1905-10.
Presbyterian.
Died June 2,
1932 (age 85 years, 103
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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Clay, C. H. —
of Bancroft, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1923-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, Calder —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 2002, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Clay, Cassius M. —
Delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, Cassius M.
(1895-1959) —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., March 2,
1895.
Son of Cassius M. Clay (1850?-?) and Mary
Blythe (Harris) Clay.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; farmer;
general solicitor, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1941-45; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 67th District, 1954-55; member of
Kentucky
state senate 28th District, 1958-59; died in office 1959.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died November
26, 1959 (age 64 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, Cassius Marcellus
(1810-1903) —
also known as Cassius M. Clay; "The Lion of White
Hall" —
of Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., October
19, 1810.
Son of Green Clay.
Probably the best-known Southern emancipationist; freed his own
slaves in 1844 and edited the only Southern antislavery newspaper
in 1845-47.; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1835-37, 1840; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (speaker); shot
point-blank during a speech in 1843, he used a Bowie knife to cut off
the attacker's ear and nose and cut out one eye; tried for
mayhem
and found not guilty; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1860;
U.S. Minister to Russia, 1861-62, 1863-69; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War.
Died, of kidney
failure, in Madison
County, Ky., July 22,
1903 (age 92 years, 276
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
|
| |
Clay, Charles Commander —
of Georgia.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Georgia, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Clay, Charles G. —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 39th District, 1967.
Still living as of 1967.
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| |
Clay, Clement Claiborne, Jr.
(1816-1882) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., December
13, 1816.
Son of Clement Comer Clay.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1842; state court judge in
Alabama, 1846; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1853-61; Senator
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.
His portrait appeared on Confederate States one-dollar
notes in 1862-64. Suspected of conspiring with other Confederates
to assassinate
President Abraham
Lincoln, he was imprisoned
for nearly a year after the war.
Died near Gurley, Madison
County, Ala., January
3, 1882 (age 65 years, 21
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Clay, Clement Comer
(1789-1866) —
also known as Clement C. Clay —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., December
17, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
Alabama territorial council, 1817-18; state court judge in
Alabama, 1819-23; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1827-28; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1829-35; Governor of
Alabama, 1835-37; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1837-41; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1843.
Fought a duel
in 1823 with Dr. Waddy Tate.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., September
7, 1866 (age 76 years, 264
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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| |
Clay, Eustice H., Sr. —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Clay, Fifi Taft —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1974; candidate in
primary for Kentucky
state senate 23rd District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
|
| |
Clay, George B. —
of Kentucky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, George E. (b. 1912) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1912.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Clay, George H. —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Clay, George S.
(1903-1975) —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born June 20,
1903.
Son of James E. Clay and Lillian (Stoner) Clay.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 11th District, 1936-39.
Died September
25, 1975 (age 72 years, 97
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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| |
Clay, George W. —
of Malta, Phillips
County, Mont.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, Gordon M. —
of Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Plymouth, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, Green (1757-1826) —
Born August
14, 1757.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Virginia state legislature, 1788-89; member of Kentucky state
legislature, 1793-94; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1795-98, 1807; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; general in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
31, 1826 (age 69 years, 78
days).
Interment at White
Hall Family Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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| | Clay, Harry
See Henry Clay |
| |
Clay, Henry (1777-1852) —
also known as "The Sage of Ashland"; "The
Great Compromiser" —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., April 12,
1777.
Son of John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1803; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52; died
in office 1852; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25 (5th
District 1811-13, at-large 1813-14, 2nd District 1815-21, 3rd
District 1823-25); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1811-14, 1815-20, 1823-25; candidate for President
of the United States, 1824, 1832 (National Republican), 1844
(Whig); U.S.
Secretary of State, 1825-29; candidate for Whig nomination for
President, 1839.
Member, Freemasons.
In 1809, he fought a duel
with Humphrey
Marshall, in which both men were wounded. Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on
some U.S. currency
issued in the 19th or early 20th century.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1852 (age 75 years, 78
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay; first cousin once removed
of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; brother of Porter Clay; third cousin of Clement Comer Clay; second cousin of Matthew Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; father of Thomas Hart Clay and James
Brown Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr.; granduncle of
Ellen Hart Ross (who married James
Reily); second cousin once removed of Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); grandfather of Henry Clay (1849-1884). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Clay counties in Ala., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kan., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex. and W.Va. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Henry
Clay Longnecker
— Henry
Clay Dean
— Henry
Clay Brockmeyer
— Henry
Clay Ewing
— Henry
Clay Caldwell
— Henry
Clay Hall
— Henry
Clay Gooding
— Henry
Clay Naill
— H.
Clay Harris
— Henry
Clay Miner
— Henry
C. Warmouth
— Henry
Clay Cleveland
— H.
Clay Evans
— Henry
C. Payne
— Henry
C. Bates
— Henry
C. McCormick
— Henry
C. Ide
— Henry
C. Simms
— Henry
Clay Ferguson
— Henry
C. Glover
— Henry
C. Hansbrough
— Henry
C. Snodgrass
— H.
Clay Maydwell
— Henry
C. Gleason
— Henry
C. Loudenslager
— H.
Clay Van Voorhis
— Henry
C. Clippinger
— H.
Clay Bascom
— H.
Clay Howard
— Henry
C. Hall
— H.
Clay Crawford
— Henry
Clay Meacham
— H.
Clay Heather
— H.
Clay Suter
— H.
Clay Warth
— Henry
Clay Elwood
— H.
Clay Kennedy
— H.
Clay Needham
— H.
Clay Mace
— H.
Clay Armstrong
— H.
Clay Baldwin
— H.
Clay Haynes
— H.
Clay Burkholder
— Mrs.
H. Clay Kauffman
— Henry
C. Greenberg
— H.
Clay Gardenhire, Jr.
— Henry
Clay Cox
— H. Clay
Myers, Jr.
— H.
Clay Johnson
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Henry Clay: Robert Vincent
Remini, Henry
Clay: Statesman for the Union — Maurice G. Baxter, Henry
Clay the Lawyer — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney,
Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History — Merrill D. Peterson, The
Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun |
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Clay, Henry (1849-1884) —
also known as Harry Clay —
of Kentucky.
Born in Lisbon, Portugal,
November
17, 1849.
Son of James Brown Clay.
Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1883.
Died September
22, 1884 (age 34 years, 310
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, Henry —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1941-46.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, Henry —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Independent candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
|
| |
Clay, James —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, James Brown
(1817-1864) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1817.
Son of Henry Clay (1777-1852).
Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1849-50; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1857-59.
Died of tuberculosis,
in Montreal, Quebec,
January
26, 1864 (age 46 years, 78
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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| |
Clay, James Franklin
(1840-1921) —
also known as James F. Clay —
of Kentucky.
Born in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., October
29, 1840.
Son of James W. Clay and Margaret (Berry) Clay.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1883-85.
Died in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., August
17, 1921 (age 80 years, 292
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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| |
Clay, James L. —
of Kentucky.
Republican. Candidate for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1955.
Still living as of 1955.
|
| |
Clay, Joe B. —
of Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Clay, John R. —
of Louisiana.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, John Randolph
(1808-1885) —
also known as John R. Clay —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
29, 1808.
Son of Joseph Clay (1769-1811) and Mary (Ashmead) Clay (1782-1871).
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Russia, 1836-37; Peru, 1847-53; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1853-60.
Died August
15, 1885 (age 76 years, 320
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, Joseph (1741-1804) —
of Georgia.
Born in England,
October
16, 1741.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1778; Georgia
state treasurer, 1782; federal
judge, 1786.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., November
15, 1804 (age 63 years, 30
days).
Interment at Colonial
Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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| |
Clay, Joseph (1769-1811) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 24,
1769.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1803-08.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1811 (age 42 years, 34
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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| |
Clay, Laura (b. 1849) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., February
9, 1849.
Daughter of Cassius Marcellus Clay and Mary
Jane (Warfield) Clay.
Democrat. President, Kentucky Equal Rights Association, advocating
votes for women, 1899-1912; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1920;
delegate
to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, Lyell B. —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1952, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Clay, M. A. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, Mark R. —
of Hotchkiss, Delta
County, Colo.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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| |
Clay, Marshall Wayne —
also known as Marshall W. Clay —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 29th District, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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| |
Clay, Matthew (1754-1815) —
of Halifax, Halifax
County, Va.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., March 25,
1754.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1790-94; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1813, 1815 (at-large
1797-1807, 14th District 1807-13, 15th District 1815); died in office
1815.
Died suddenly while making
a speech at Halifax Court House, Halifax
County, Va., May 27,
1815 (age 61 years, 63
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Pittsylvania County, Va.
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Clay, Matthew
(c.1795-1827) —
of Alabama.
Born about 1795.
Son of Matthew Clay (1754-1815).
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1820-22; member of Alabama
state senate, 1825-27; died in office 1827.
Died, of pneumonia,
February, 1827
(age about
32 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Clay, Nestor —
Delegate
to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Hidalgo, 1832; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of San Patricio, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, Porter (1779-1850) —
of Kentucky.
Born in 1779.
Kentucky
auditor of public accounts.
Died in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., 1850
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Camden, Ark.
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Clay, Ricky L. —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 12th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Clay, Rudolph —
of Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind.; Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Clay, Ryburn —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, S. E. —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, S. F. —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, Thomas Glenn —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Republican. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Frederick, Md., 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Clay, Thomas Hart
(1803-1871) —
also known as Thomas H. Clay —
of Kentucky.
Born September
22, 1803.
Son of Henry Clay (1777-1852).
U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1863; Honduras, 1863.
Died near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 18,
1871 (age 67 years, 177
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Clay, Wiley T. —
U.S. Consular Agent in São Luís, 1943.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, William H.
(1863-1931) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Willow, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., April 23,
1863.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Everett, Wash., 1914-16, 1920-24.
Died in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., April 21,
1931 (age 67 years, 363
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, William H. —
of Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay, William Lacy, Sr. (b.
1931) —
also known as William L. Clay, Sr.; Bill
Clay —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 30,
1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1969-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clay, William Lacy, Jr. (b.
1956) —
also known as William L. Clay, Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 27,
1956.
Son of William Lacy Clay, Sr..
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1983-91; member of Missouri
state senate, 1991-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 2001-.
Catholic.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clay, William Nathan (b.
1865) —
also known as William N. Clay —
of Barboursville, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., April 3,
1865.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1917-18.
Interment at Oaklawn
Memorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.
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Clay, William R. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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See also
Denny
B. Browning —
Opal
Claypool McGuire |
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Claypool, Abraham —
of Ross
County, Ohio.
Member of Ohio state
senate, 1803-05, 1806-08 (Ross County 1803-04, Ross and Franklin
counties 1804-05, 1806-07, Ross, Franklin and Highland counties
1807-08).
Burial
location unknown.
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Claypool, Benjamin Franklin
(1825-1888) —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., December
12, 1825.
Son of Newton Claypool and Mary (Kerns)
Claypool (1798-1866).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1856,
1868;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1861-63; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1864,
1868;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1874.
Died in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., December
11, 1888 (age 62 years, 365
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Connersville, Ind.
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Claypool, Garrett S. —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1944,
1948.
Burial
location unknown.
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Claypool, Harold Kile
(1886-1958) —
also known as Harold K. Claypool —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Bainbridge, Ross
County, Ohio, June 2,
1886.
Son of Horatio Clifford Claypool and
Elizabeth L. (Kile) Claypool.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1937-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, August 2,
1958 (age 72 years, 61
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Claypool, Harry —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Claypool, Horatio Clifford
(1859-1921) —
also known as Horatio C. Claypool —
of Ohio.
Born in McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio, February
9, 1859.
Democrat. Probate judge in Ohio, 1905; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1911-15, 1917-19.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
19, 1921 (age 61 years, 345
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Claypool, Jefferson Helm
(1856-1919) —
of Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., August
15, 1856.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Claypool.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1889-91.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
22, 1919 (age 62 years, 160
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Claypool, Newton
(1795-1864) —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 20,
1795.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825-28, 1842-43, 1844-45; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1828-31, 1836-37.
Died in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., May 14,
1864 (age 68 years, 360
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Connersville, Ind.
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Claypool, Solomon —
U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1889.
Burial
location unknown.
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Claypool, Wesley —
of Ross
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Ross County, 1850-51.
Burial
location unknown.
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